Being able to tell if your computer is safe is not as easy of an answer as one may think. There are preventative approaches and practices we can utilize to attempt to ensure safety, but unless you are proficient in knowing and having a solution for every vulnerability and also keeping your computer completely disconnected from the internet, your computer will always be at risk. The simplest way to know that your computer is safe is to recognize unsafe practices that could put your computer at risk of being compromised. If you have a simple password that lacks length, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters; also having your password written down somewhere where it can be easily accessed, you could be compromised by a brute force attack or dictionary attack that can easily crack a simple password. Most computers do not require two-factor authentication to log in, but multiple ways besides just passwords can and should be used as authentication methods, like biometrics. If your computer’s end of life cycle has been reached, your computer will no longer receive the necessary updates and patches required when a vulnerability has been discovered and needs to be resolved to prevent intrusion, putting the device at risk of intrusion when connected to the internet. Also, not having strong antivirus detection software installed and keeping the definitions up-to-date can put your computer at risk. Not opening messages, emails that look suspicious or received from someone you do not recognize, or random links will minimize phishing attacks from occurring. Only using wireless internet connections and Bluetooth devices you trust. The more devices you allow to connect, the more at risk you put your computer. Keeping the number of users that utilize your computer down to a small number will minimize risks. Even though you may be a cautious user, does not mean everyone else shares that same viewpoint. Frequent scanning and analyzing of your computer with security analyzers and antivirus software will increase early detection and mitigation when there is an issue detected. These are just some of the ways to keep your computer safe through prevention and safe practices, but if your computer is compromised, some of the ways that you can tell are: the computer performance speed dramatically slows down, unexplained popups from malware intrusion appear, frequent error messages appear, inability to log in to websites or your computer as a whole, or the computer shuts down unexplainably. These are a few signs of computer compromise, but with safe prevention practices, the goal is to never get to this point that may or may not be recoverable once compromised.